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| draft | The Selective Service System or ____, requires that certain citizens serve in the military. |
| Hillary Clinton | Could become the 68th Secretary of State. |
| UN Security Council | The 15 members of the ____ work to maintain international peace. |
| domestic affairs | In the early part of United States history, the American people were chiefly interested in ____, or what was happening at home. |
| espionage | The CIA's covert activities are known collectively as the practice of ____. |
| right of legation | The ____ allows nations to send and receive diplomatic representatives. |
| cold war | The ____ was a period of more than 40 years during which relations between the United States and the Soviet Union were tense and often hostile. |
| foreign aid | The policy of giving economic and military assistance to other countries is known as ____. |
| deterrence | Making a country seem too powerful to be attacked is known as ____. |
| collective security | The principle of ____ works to keep international peace and order by uniting most world nations. |
| Department of Homeland Security | Charged with protecting the nation from terrorist activities. |
| United Nations | This body promotes peace among nations and seeks to improve living conditions around the world. |
| Monroe Doctrine | This, along with Manifest Destiny shaped American foreing policy through WWI. |
| intelligence | The CIA conducts worldwide _____ operations. |
| State Department | This department is headed by the Secretary of State. |
| Secretary of Defense | The President's chief aide and advisor on military matters and the Head of the Defense Department. |
| isolationism | a purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world. |
| foreign policy | where a nation stands on all aspects and actions it takes with respect with other countries. |
| Condoleezza Rice | Our nation's 67th Secretary of State, the second woman behind Madeline Albright. |
| diplomatic immunity | Ambassadors are regularly granted ____, which means that they are not subject to the laws of the state in which they serve. |
| passport | A certificate issued by a government to its citizens who travel or live abroad. |
| Air Force | The nations youngest of the military services, our first line of defense today. |
| International Ice Patrol | Part of the U.S. Coast Guard, they track icebergs in the North Atlantic to help protect ships of all nations. |
| terrorism | the use of violence to intimidate a government or a society, usually for political or idealogical reasons. |
| bioterrorism | the use of such biological agents as smallpox or anthrax as weapons. |
| Explorer I | Americas first satellite, it was fired into orbit a few months after the Russians launched Sputnik I. |
| Christa McAuliffe | The first "Teacher in Space", tragically killed aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. |
| Selective Service System | A peacetime draft |
| conscription | compulsory military service |
| Monroe Doctrine | a warning to the nations of Europe - including Russia, to stay out of the affairs of both North and South America. |
| Manifest Destiny | the U.S.' mission to expand its boundaries across the continent to the Pacific Ocean in the 1800's. |
| Seward's Folly | the agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia in 1867, led by Secretary of State William H Seward. |
